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Research links catastrophic bushfires to colonisation of Australian forests
Original: What we protect as wilderness is the result of colonisation. Country that is cared for does not burn catastrophically. I
New research from GunaiKurnai country in south-east Victoria argues that colonisation, not climate change alone, first primed these forests to burn catastrophically. The findings suggest that land cleared of Indigenous care practices became vulnerable to severe fire, challenging the idea of untouched wilderness and renewing calls for First Nations-led land management.
Why now: Amid ongoing bushfire and climate concerns, the study is prompting debate about Indigenous land management and how wilderness is defined.
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